Auto sales trend higher as Conn. pushes electric vehicles

Ford is one of several makes handled by the Bob Valenti AutoMall in Mystic. The Valenti name is on several dealerships from one end of Connecticut to the other, thanks to the dynasty started by Ferdinand Valenti Sr., who opened the family's first dealership in Wallingford in the 1920s. | James Mosher/Crain's Connecticut

Conn. profitability hits 10-year high but investment view skeptical

The Connecticut Business and Industry Association’s 2016 Survey of Connecticut Businesses, released Sept. 9, showed profitability at a 10-year high thanks to increasing sales and internal company cost-cutting. | Photo by Doug Kerr via Flickr